🔄supplant

verb
/səˈplænt/

Meaning

To take the place of something or someone, often by force or strategy.

Example Sentences

Digital platforms have supplanted traditional newspapers.

Synonyms

replace, displace, overthrow, substitute, succeed

Antonyms

retain, keep, preserve

Collocations

supplant authority, supplant tradition, supplant role, supplant leader

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